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Finally, Ukraine’s turn toward Russia would set back prospects for democratic reform in Russia itself for years, if not decades, and make any serious “reset” of US-Russian relations in the near term much more difficult.
Renewed conflict in Abkhazia would not only bring the risk of open warfare with Russia, but strain relations with Armenia, as there are near to 50,000 Armenians in Abkhazia who support the breakaway government.
But, in international relations, collective misperceptions can create their own reality.
Three and a half years ago, when I started a foundation dedicated to improving interfaith relations, some thought it quixotic, or plain weird: Why would a former prime minister want to do that?
But the signal is clear: Myanmar is not a Chinese vassal state, and is willing to diversify its foreign relations.
But, to an increasing extent, political insecurity, potential conflict, and deteriorating international relations pose a greater threat to economic progress than the post-crisis debate foresaw.
Without the significant expansion in US-Chinese trade and financial relations, China’s growth would have been much slower and more difficult to sustain.
Italy’s leaders should engage actively in commercial diplomacy, using the country’s embassies and trade agencies to promote Italy globally, while working to build strong bilateral relations with other EU members, particularly southern countries like Spain.
No doubt, the differences that now exist between America and Europe are profound, and are not confined to a temporary cooling of German-American relations or to a half-serious exchange of invectives about "gun-slinging America" and "old Europe."
In interviews with Asahi Shimbun and The Washington Times in March and April 1992, Kim clearly expressed a wish to establish diplomatic relations with the US.
If North Korea had reciprocated in a timely manner following US envoy William Perry’s visit to Pyongyang in May 1999, President Bill Clinton’s policy of engagement with the North might have been upgraded to a push for normalization of diplomatic relations.
But the ECB is not going to cut rates even though, for public relations reasons of keeping the political wolves at bay, it deceptively hints it might.
But instead of establishing friendly relations with Iran based on this new reality, the United States has consistently sought to restore its domination, even providing massive diplomatic, financial, and military support to Saddam Hussein in his war against my country during the 1980’s.
Iran has established excellent relations with post-Taliban Afghanistan and post-Saddam Iraq, and the most senior officials of both countries consistently reject US allegations of Iranian interference.
Thus empowered, the general has been able to exert his influence over foreign policy, in particular in defining the country’s relations with the US, India, and Afghanistan.
Moreover, a trade agreement with Afghanistan that allows Afghan goods to cross Pakistan en route to India may be one step towards an improvement of economic relations with that large and rapidly growing neighbor.
The Bush administration believes that international relations are relations of power; legality and legitimacy are mere decorations.
The tenor of US-Iran relations will depend greatly on 69-year-old Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Ultimately, our expectations of Obama’s ability to influence US-Iran relations should be realistic.
If and when it becomes evident that hardliners in Iran – not America – are the chief impediment to better relations, internal elite and popular opposition could build, and potentially large, unpredictable cleavages could be created within the Iranian political system.
But other, more practical questions on postwar recovery and relations with Germany were more pressing.
Solidarity and predictability in international relations, based on common institutions and common interests, would ensure Europe’s prosperity and stability much more effectively than had the traditional balancing act of high-wire diplomacy, whose practitioners had too often crashed to the ground.
The offence has caused a breach in relations and this breach needs to be healed.
Although democratic development varies, democratization always changes relations between business and government.
Small firms have different interests from large multinationals in areas such as labor relations, tax policy and health care.
Interlocking relations among companies in South Korea, Indonesia and elsewhere, coupled with the lack of standards and requirement for disclosure, were key factors in Asia's crisis.
The implications go beyond public relations.
Despite this gradual normalization of bilateral relations, the fundamental dispute between the two countries remains unresolved.
The revival of democratic politics in Pakistan will undoubtedly effect Pakistan-US relations.
The Kremlin has a strong interest in the deterioration of Turkey’s relations with its Western partners.
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